Vanderbilia
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Feb 11 2019
Mystery Foto #6 Solved: A Rare Long Island Motor Parkway Paycheck
My favorite co-author Al Velocci challenged you to identify this rare Long Island Motor Parkway memorabilia in his collection. (14 comments)
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Nov 13 2018
Plates Magazine: Long Island Motor Parkway Plates
Collector Gus Oliver profiled the license plates of the Long Island Motor Parkway in the October issue of PLATES Magazine, the official publication of the Automobile License Plate Collector Association (ALPCA). (1 comments)
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May 09 2018
Vanderbilia: The Long Island Motor Parkway Toll Ticket
A very neat Motor Parkway collectible is the "ticket" that was given to the driver when they passed through a toll lodge. (8 comments)
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Feb 26 2018
Mystery Foto #8 Partially Solved:A Humidor Vanderbilia from the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum
Dr. Fred Simeone was looking for your assistance in identifying this weekend's Mystery Foto. (15 comments)
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Dec 14 2016
Hammond’s History: A 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race Parking Space Ticket at Pratt’s Farm in Westbury
Gary Hammond has written this post on a special piece of Vanderbilia. (9 comments)
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Apr 28 2016
Presentation: The History of New York Registration, Licensing and License Plates
Another fun meeting of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society was held on April 28, 2016. The meeting took take place at the auditorium at Bethpage Public Library. Over 60 Motor Parkway fans participated in the meeting. (4 comments)
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Dec 04 2015
Holiday Gift of the Week: Old 16 Tin Can Art Coffee Mug
Steve Wasserman has produced a coffee mug featuring a reproduction of his father's amazing tin can art painting of "Old 16" during the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)
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Nov 28 2015
Update: A Peter Helck Painting “Willie K’s Tour of Inspection” Sold for $48,875
Fans of artist Peter Helck will have an opportunity to purchase a Vanderbilt Cup Race oil painting next month. But, it is going to cost you. (2 comments)
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Mar 03 2015
Learn About The Treasures of the Vanderbilt Cup Races & the Motor Parkway
A new presentation "Treasures of the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway” will be given by Howard Kroplick and Al Velocci on Wednesday, March 4, 2014 in Glen Cove. (2 comments)
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Dec 27 2014
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive:The 1908 Race Album of William Luttgen & William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.
William Luttgen participated in four Vanderbilt Cup Races, three as a driver (1904, 1906, and 1908) and one as a mechanician (1905). Today, I met with his grandson Robert Luttgen of Key Biscayne, Florida, who brought along a rare photo album of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (4 comments)
